Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/mi·na

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This Proto-Algonquian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Algonquian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algic *mene (berry).

Noun

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*mi·na

  1. berry; small fruit

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Blackfoot: min' (berry)
    • Cheyenne: mene (berry; fruit)
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: mînis / ᒦᓂᐢ (miinis, (wild) berry or fruit)
    • Ojibwe: -min (berry), miin (berry, blueberry)
    • Menominee: -men- (berry, fruit, grain)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Mi'kmaq: minijg (berry; fruit, nut)
    • Abenaki: min- (berry; fruit, seed)
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: mins (berry)
    • Mahican: men (berry), Mahican: meen (blueberry)
    • Unami: min (berry)

References

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  • Goddard (1982)
  • Costa, David J. (2003) The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN
  • Berman, Howard (1992) “A Restriction on the Shape of Proto-Algonquian Nouns”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 58, number 3, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, →JSTOR: "*mi·na 'berry'"
  • L. Campbell, The Languages of Native America: Historical and Comparative Assessment